Maeva Labbe-Maalouf

📍 @CNNi Planning Producer London | Previously at @OECD & @UNESCO | 🌐, 📺 & 🎶 | 🇫🇷 🇨🇱 🇱🇧 | All views my own.

[Connect the World @CNNConnect]

Kansas City is taking center stage, from its World Cup matches to its star Chiefs player marrying Taylor Swift. Mayor @QuintonLucasKC joined @EleniGiokos to chat about it all.

[Mayor Q @QuintonLucasKC]

Unsatisfied with his occasional radio hit on the background, my 5-year-old makes his CNN debut at 03:20 in the clip. Letting the world know I’m not in the office this AM. 😬

[Becky Anderson @BeckyCNN]

The Iran-U.S. MoU is “hung up in its own clauses,” says @SinaToossi, as Doha pushes to keep talks moving between the two sides.

[Negah Angha @negah_angha]

Good to join @CNNi this morning to discuss VP Vance’s Iran talks in Switzerland. Washington is shifting from coercion toward pragmatic engagement, but the real tests remain Lebanon, Hormuz and the nuclear file. A handshake can restart diplomacy; it can’t guarantee peace.

[Shehbaz Sharif @CMShehbaz]

Following intensive talks, we are pleased to announce that the Peace Deal between the United States of America and Islamic Republic of Iran has been REACHED. Both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.

The official signing ceremony will be on Friday, 19 June in Switzerland.

We would like to thank the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran for their commitment to finding a diplomatic solution to the conflict. We would also like to extend our sincere appreciation to our brothers in this mediation effort, the great leadership of State of Qatar, for their support in reaching this agreement. I would also especially thank the visionary leadership of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Republic of Türkiye for their immense contributions in this regard.

With the agreement now in place, mediators will facilitate a series of meetings this week. These pre-implementation discussions will lay the foundation for the technical talks and the official signing ceremony.

@realDonaldTrump
@JDVance
@SecRubio
@SteveWitkoff
@SEPeaceMissions
@drpezeshkian
@mb_ghalibaf
@araghchi

[Becky Anderson @BeckyCNN]

Northern Ireland’s Justice Minster @naomi_long says Elon Musk is “weaponizing other people’s pain and stress” after he reposted content linked to violent anti-immigrant protests in Belfast.

[Becky Anderson @BeckyCNN]

Would you put a house up for sale to go to the @FIFAWorldCup? #ThatWorldCupGuy Andy Milne did to fund his tenth World Cup trip! He and I discussed his most memorable moments from 40+ years of following international football — and what he’s looking forward to the most this year.

[Becky Anderson @BeckyCNN]

Russia’s economic forum @SPIEF, often dubbed “Putin’s Davos,” is underway. But @baunov says the “mood is much murkier” than in previous years, with Ukrainian strikes near St Petersburg, sanctions pressure, and slowing growth all hanging over the forum.

[Becky Anderson @BeckyCNN]

Instead of “decapitating” Iran, the U.S. strikes have empowered a new-generation of Iranian leadership, that’s according to Narges Bajoghli: (1/3)

[Isa Soares @IsaCNN]

Albanians have taken to the streets of Tirana to protest a plan linked to President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to build a luxury resort in protected wetlands on the Albanian coast.

Yet Albania’s PM tells me “there is no project,” dismissing the story as fake news.

[Chatham House MENA @CH_MENAP]

'These exchanges, which we've seen a couple times now, are the sort of new normal... What's problematic is that everyone gets used to this, and there's no real pressure to get to the endgame.'

@SanamVakil discusses the latest exchange of strikes between the US & Iran on @CNN ⤵️

[Sina Azodi @ProfSAzodi]

I joined CNN last night to discuss the latest in U.S.-Iran talks.

[International Medical Corps @IMC_Worldwide]

From the front lines of the #Ebola outbreak, International Medical Corps Sr. Advisor Dr. Abdou Sebushishe, who is now in the DRC, shares an update with CNN's @IsaCNN.

For more about Ebola and how you can help, visit our website > https://t.co/Rmb23gAWs4

[Sina Azodi @ProfSAzodi]

Was a pleasure to join @IsaCNN to discuss the latest Iran-US talks.

[Danny (Dennis) Citrinowicz ,داني سيترينوفيتش @citrinowicz]

Told @IsaCNN @cnni:

Nobody should be surprised by the speed of Iran’s military recovery. We already saw indications of this during the 12-day conflict. Iran has the motivation, the technical knowledge, and, importantly, many of its strategic facilities are underground and heavily fortified. Even if the current campaign were to end today, Iran would eventually rebuild its capabilities. And if fighting resumes, Iran would still retain the ability to strike Israel and the Gulf states.

The gaps between Iran and the United States remain significant, but mediators are working intensively behind the scenes because both sides understand they want to avoid another war. President Trump still wants to exhaust the diplomatic option, but we are entering a critical moment. From his perspective, if no agreement is reached, he may feel he has little choice but to return to military action.

Israel is extremely concerned about the possibility of a U.S.-Iran agreement. Israel would prefer to maintain or renew military pressure, and it is clear that Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump are not fully aligned on the current approach while the White House is pursuing diplomacy. For Netanyahu, almost any agreement is problematic because it could limit Israel’s freedom of action not only now, but also in the future. That is why he is trying, as much as possible, to prevent such a deal from materializing.

#iran

[Anne-Claire Legendre @AClaireLegendre]

Grand concert de solidarite pour le #Liban placé sous la direction artistique d'Ibrahim Maalouf et Hiba Tawaji sur le parvis de l’IMA le 20 mai prochain

Venez nombreux !!

Tous les bénéfices seront reversés par le biais de la @Fondationfrance et @CdCMAE
https://t.co/TWAljCP9Vn

[Isa Soares @IsaCNN]

“We didn’t have a problem with the Strait of Hormuz; that was created by the war that the U.S. Trump administration launched. So they have created a problem, and it is their main responsibility to sort out the problem that they created”— tells me @carlbildt

[Becky Anderson @BeckyCNN]

Republican strategist Doug Heye says Republicans aren’t focused on whether Donald Trump can claim a win on an Iran deal - they’re focused on whether it brings prices down.

[Becky Anderson @BeckyCNN]

“The canon should shut up in order for the negotiators to be able to listen to each other,” Lebanese Culture Minister @GhassanSalame tells me after accusations the IDF broke the ceasefire. (1/4)

[Becky Anderson @BeckyCNN]

Not as critical as Hormuz, but still serious. @ImanNasseri says any disruption in the Red Sea would add friction to global trade, lengthen routes, and tighten supply: